Impact BioMedical, Inc.
Impact BioMedical Inc. discovers, develops, and commercializes products and technologies to address unmet needs in human healthcare and wellness for specialty biopharmaceuticals, antivirals, antimicrobials, consumer healthcare, and wellness products in the United States. The company provides Linebacker, a platform of small molecule electrophilically enhanced polyphenol compounds with application in oncology, inflammatory disorders, and neurology; and Laetose technology that is derived from a unique combination of sugar and inositol, which can inhibit the inflammatory and metabolic response of sugar alone. It also develops functional fragrance formulation, a suite of functional fragrances containing specialized botanical ingredients with application as an antimicrobial, and as an additive in insect repellents, detergents, lotions, shampoo, fabrics, and other substances. In addition, the company develops Equivir/Equivir G technology, a novel blend of polyphenols, which have demonstrated antiviral effects for use in as health supplements and medications. Impact BioMedical Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Houston, Texas. Impact BioMedical Inc. operates as a subsidiary of DSS, Inc.
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Opus Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). It develops OPGx-LCA5, an early-onset retinal degeneration that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of LCA5-associated IRD; and OPGx-BEST1 to treat BEST1-associated retinal disease. The company also develops various pre-clinical IRD programs, including OPGx-RHO, a gene therapy that targets autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa caused by RHO mutations; OPGx-RDH12 that is designed to restore protein expression and halt functional deterioration in patients with retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the retinal dehydrogenase gene; OPGx-MERTK, an AAV vector for the treatment of MERTK IRD; OPGx-NMNAT1, a gene augmentation therapy designed to halt functional deterioration in pediatric patients with retinal degenerative disease caused by mutations in the nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 gene; and OPGx-CNGB1, an AAV gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa due to mutations in the CNGB1 gene. In addition, it develops Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution for reversal of mydriasis, as well as for the treatment of presbyopia and dim light or night vision disturbances; and APX3330, a small-molecule inhibitor of Ref-1 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The company was formerly known as Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. Opus Genetics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
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